’93 Finest: Tony Fernandez
Tony Fernandez and the possibility of hitting .400 in the COVID-shortened baseball season.
Can’t Hit? Not a Problem in a No-Hitter
There is a reason why Topps placed the cards of Johnny Lipon and Bob Feller next to each other in the 1952 checklist.
Philadelphia’s Friendly Neighborhood Spider Man
I can’t venture into my garage after reading about what ended Dave Hollins’ career.
Willard Marshall’s Record Can’t Be Broken
It’s hard to beat a perfect record, even if 124 others have tied it.
The Last Winning Pirate
There was a time when no active members of the Pittsburgh Pirates who had been part of a winning record with the club. Kevin Young was the last who could recall better times.
An Extra Man on the Roster and the First Victim of the Curse of the Billy Goat
Postseason rosters are locked well in advance of the World Series. The sport made an exception for a single at-bat in 1945, the same series in which the Curse of the Billy Goat made itself felt.
Fake Baseball: 30 Years of Homer at the Bat
30 Years after The Simpsons’ most memorable episode, I tried to determine which team envisioned by Mr. Burns would have played the best.
The Mantle Figure of the ’90s
For some time I struggled trying to identify Griffey’s place in the hobby. It turns out he was the Mickey Mantle of my generation in multiple ways.